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The Calendar for 2010-2011 is available for download:

2010-2011 Calendar

See a video montage from the 2009-2010 school year!  Use our "user name" as a password.

2009-2010 Year In Review

 

Registration 2010

There are three (3) forms which need to be completed.

2010  REGISTRATION FORM

2010  EMERGENCY CONFIDENTIAL FORM

2010  Consent & Liability Waiver

 

May 3, 2010/5770

Dear Religious School Families,

It has been a fantastic and exciting year for our religious school! From the youngest students just beginning to experience formal Jewish education to our oldest who will be confirmed at Temple on May 16, all of our students have been taught the values and ethics of Torah.

This year held some unique and innovative programs, all of which were successful.  We will continue with these and more exciting programs next year, as we continue to create a sacred community of learners together with our religious school parents. At this time, we continue in our school’s transformation and growth in the following two ways:

Saturday School to become Sunday School at JBSC: As you may know, for several years, the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center offered our youngest students (K-2) a program on Saturday mornings instead of on Sundays.  Several weeks ago, a poll was sent out (via SurveyMonkey) to all present K-1 JBSC families enrolled in religious school. All responses were unanimous in stating a desire to move Saturday's K-2 program to Sunday at JBSC. The Religious School committee met and received this information favorably.  Next year, JBSC will offer Sunday School for K-7 and Tuesday Hebrew School for grades 4-7. (Upper School will remain on Tuesday evenings at both buildings, and Temple will continue to provide Sunday School for K-7 and Hebrew School for grades 4-7.) With this change many more students will be attending school on Sunday mornings at JBSC; in that vain, additional details regarding safety and security protocols will be sent to parents in late August.

Alternative K-2nd Grade Program Option at Temple: This alternative program (with sufficient enrollment) will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30pm-5:30pm at Temple and will include weekly music instruction with Audrey Katz as well as special programs similar to those found in our Sunday school program. Sunday school attendance will not be necessary, except for the Family Religious School Days in which parents have the opportunity to study with their child(ren). These Family Religious School Days occur one time for Kindergarten and First Grades (together) and one time for Second Grade. Additionally, there will be a special Shabbat service and dinner at Temple on a Friday evening for our Second graders and their families.

I know that you join me in the excitement that continued change, transformation and growth within our school will bring to our students (and their families) in the coming years. I thank you in advance for your ongoing support of our school community.

B’Shalom,

Rabbi Joui Hessel, RJE

Associate Rabbi and Director of Religious Education and Engagement

 

Upcoming Events:

 

September, 2010

 

September 3

Religious School Office closed

 

September 4

Selichot

 

September 6

Labor Day

 

September 8

Erev Rosh Hashanah

 

September 9

Rosh Hashanah

 

September 12

Opening Day Assemblies

K-2 Tefillah

7th Grade Family Religious School

Temple and JBSC

September 14

No MCPS

First Hebrew Class

3rd Grade Parent meeting 5:30

JBSC

September 15

First Hebrew Class

3rd Grade Parent Meeting 5:30

Temple

September 17

Kol Nidre

 

September 18

Yom Kippur

 

September 19

DELAYED OPENING: 10:00 a.m.

 

Temple and JBSC

September 21

Upper School begins:  First 8th Grade Class

First 10th Grade Class

Temple and JBSC

September 22

Erev Sukkot

Tefillah and family dinner program:  5:30

Temple

September 23

Sukkot:  Religious School Office closed

 

September 24

Consecration and Sukkot celebration

6:00 Dinner

7:00 Service/Oneg

Temple

September 26

4th Grade Orchard Trip

6th Grade video on D.C.

7th Grade trip to Organic Farm (tentative)

Temple and JBSC

September 28

Sukkot Tefillah and Family Dinner program  5:30

JBSC

September 29

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL:  Erev Simchat Torah

6:00 Dinner

7:00 Service

8:00 Oneg

Temple

September 30

Simchat Torah